Burglar sends sorry note 22 years later

The owners of a pub in Cheshire were stunned when they received a cheque and an apology letter - for a burglary committed 22 years ago. Frances Cunningham, who co-owns the Swettenham Arms in Congleton, was sent £100 and an accompanying note, apologising for the 1992 crime. In the letter, the burglar says she didn’t ‘smash up the cigarette machine’ but was involved in the burglary. ‘I’m very, very sorry,’ read the note. ‘I did not realise the seriousness of my actions at the time.